TY - BOOK AU - Ghoshal, S.N. TI - Atomic physics: Modern physics SN - 9788121910958 U1 - 539.7 PY - 2006/// CY - New Dehli PB - S.Chand & Company KW - Modern Physics N1 - Includes appendices and index; 1. Atomic structure of matter 2. Cathode rays and positive rays 3. Origin of quantum theory; Plank’s theory of black body radiation 4. Structure of the hydrogen-like atoms; Bohr-sommerfeld theory 5. Emission of electrons from metal surfaces; photoelectric and the thermionic effects 6. Alkali spectra, space quantization, electron spin; periodic classification of elements 7. Laser 8. X-rays 9. Wave particle duality; Heisenberg’s uncertainty principles 10. Solution of Schrödinger equation in some simple cases 11. Approximate methods in quantum mechanics 12. Quantum mechanical theory of atomic structure 13. Atoms in radiation field 14. Special theory of relativity 15. Structure and properties of solids 16. Metals and semi-conductors 17. Magnetic properties of solids 18. Statistical mechanics ER -